Msgr. David O Liptak, executive editor of The Catholic Transcript, has a lovely little article online about Georges Bernanos and his masterpiece, Diary of a Country Priest. (See Rachel Murphy’s review of the book here.)
Here is a quote from the article:
Bernanos’s masterpiece is required reading in the course I teach on “Priesthood, Eucharist and Penance”; the course is usually scheduled for the final year of theology, just prior to priestly ordination. To me, it represents a major stepping stone to priestly Orders in that it helps prepare a priest for the countless lonely, difficult and trying days which he must weather despite his obvious inadequacies for the incomparably noble task for which he is ordained. Yet, as the parish priest of the novel knew so well in the midst of his own trials, he nonetheless has been called by the Lord despite his inadequacies. And through it all he believes, unreservedly, that grace is more powerful than sin; and that the weapons of grace are the only effective ones against Satan’s relentless warfare.
For the rest of the article, click here.
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